nnoun.acta game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoopSynset:basketball basketball game
Hypernyms:court game
Inherited Hypernyms:basketballcourt gameathletic gamegameactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:basketballcourt gameathletic gamesportdiversionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:professional basketball
Part Meronyms:basketball play basketball shot half rebound tap-off tip-off
Full Hyponyms:professional basketball
nnoun.artifacta light curved skeleton to spread out a skirtPart Holonyms:crinoline hoopskirt
Hypernyms:frame skeletal frame skeleton underframe
Inherited Hypernyms:hoopskeletonsupporting structurestructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:farthingalepannier
Full Hyponyms:farthingalepannier
nnoun.artifacta rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pullingSynset:hoop ring
Examples:- there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse
Derivationally Related Form:hoop
Part Holonyms:barrel cask wagon wheel
Hypernyms:band
Inherited Hypernyms:hoopbandstripartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:carabinercollarcurtain ringkarabinerkey ringnapkin ringnose ringrimsnap ringtiretowel ringtyre
Full Hyponyms:car tirecarabinercollarcurtain ringfelloeflatkey ringnapkin ringnose ringpneumatic tireradialretreadrimsnow tiretiretowel ringtubelesswagon tire
nnoun.artifacta small arch used as croquet equipmentSynset:hoop wicket
Hypernyms:croquet equipment
Inherited Hypernyms:wicketcroquet equipmentsports equipmentequipmentinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacthorizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketballSynset:basket basketball hoop hoop
Derivationally Related Form:basketeer
Hypernyms:basketball equipment goal
Inherited Hypernyms:basketbasketball equipmentsports equipmentequipmentinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:basketgoalgame equipmentequipmentinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.contactbind or fasten with a hoopDerivationally Related Form:hoop
Hypernyms:encircle gird
Inherited Hypernyms:hoopgirdbindattachconnect
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something